Sentences with phrase «harassment settlement»

Allen & Overy (A&O) partner Mark Mansell has been questioned by MPs over whether he regrets his advice on a historic sexual harassment settlement with disgraced movie producer Harvey Weinstein, as well as the reputational impact of the firm's involvement in the case.

Women and Equalities Committee quizzes partner over advice on 1998 sexual harassment settlement involving disgraced movie producer

The Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA) has confirmed that it has opened an investigation into Allen & Overy's (A&O's) role on a historic sexual harassment settlement with disgraced movie producer Harvey Weinstein.

But even though he's going to be raking in a reported six - figure salary, Farenthold told ABC News that he has no intention of repaying an $ 84,000 sexual harassment settlement funded by taxpayers.»

«Former Rep. Blake Farenthold, the disgraced Texas Republican who resigned last month in the aftermath of a sexual harassment settlement, has secured his next paid gig — as a government lobbyist.

Then in 2016 news emerged that ASPIRA's CEO had paid a top employee $ 350,000 in a sexual harassment settlement.

Silver's office says there are no more surprises when it comes to the Lopez harassment settlement, and that it was the first and only one of its kind.

The censure had come months after he had reached a secret $ 103,000 sexual harassment settlement with two other women.

One of the proposals is to prevent the use of public dollars to fund harassment settlement cases.

Worth noting is that Wright's career has been marred by scandal including a $ 120,000 sexual harassment settlement which was brought to light after the LA Times obtained the private document in April 2010.

As the accusations against Bill O'Reilly piled up, he remained valuable to Fox News — this February, the network's parent company signed a four - year contract paying him $ 25 million a year, despite a fresh $ 32 million sexual harassment settlement between O'Reilly and a legal analyst, according to the New York Times.

Among the less noticed features of the federal tax overhaul enacted late last year is a provision eliminating the deductibility of sexual harassment settlement payments and related attorney's fees if the parties agree to keep the settlement secret.

Still, Yale's use of language within these confidentiality agreements has a similar effect as nondisclosure agreements, or NDAs, which are often used in workplace - harassment settlements.

Andrea Mackris and Rebecca Gomez Diamond, both of whom reached sexual harassment settlements with Bill O'Reilly, have joined a defamation lawsuit against the former host and Fox News on Wednesday, asserting that statements that he and the network made «depicted them as liars, political operatives and extortionists.»

Nearly 40 percent of companies in the XpertHR poll still believe confidentiality or nondisclosure agreements should be a part of sexual harassment settlements — and 1 in 5 said they have reached such a settlement during the last five years.

There now are six publicly known harassment settlements involving Mr. O'Reilly that total about $ 45 million.

Republican state Senate hopeful Julie Killian on Monday is set to release her first TV ad that takes aim at taxpayer - funded sexual harassment settlements.

Government would also be able to «recoup monies» used in sexual harassment settlements.

«These men will decide whether taxpayers must continue to pay for sexual harassment settlements, whether confidential settlements are banned, and what a new sexual harassment policy will look like.

Erie County Legislator Lynne Dixon sent a letter to County Executive Mark Poloncarz asking the administration to release and detail all of the harassment settlements in Erie County government that have been paid for by taxpayers over the past five years.

The ballot created by Gov. Andrew Cuomo's re-election campaign praised his proposals in the 2018 State of the State address to combat sexual harassment and reform how harassment settlements are handled in state government.

It's believed New York has paid several hundred thousand dollars in sexual harassment settlements in recent years.

Cuomo hinted at one proposal that would require publicly traded companies to reveal sexual harassment settlements to their shareholders.

The Assembly proposal would also require state contractors to report on all types of harassment investigations and settlements, while Cuomo's was limited to sexual harassment settlements.

BUFFALO, N.Y. — While the state considers a proposal to prohibit using taxpayer money for sexual harassment settlements, an Erie County legislator said there's no reason for local governments to wait.

Dixon also asked if there have been any harassment settlements in the past five years and how much the county's spent.

The TU says Cuomo's «commendable» proposal to address sexual harassment in the workplace is «marred by a flawed idea that would let governments off the hook in sexual harassment settlements.»

Alessandra Biaggi, who is challenging Klein, blasted the finding that the state paid more than $ 6 million for sexual harassment settlements.

His statement Tuesday also included plans to outlaw sexual assault or harassment confidentiality agreements in public entities, establish a whistleblower process in state and local governments and prevent taxpayer money from being used to pay for sexual assault or harassment settlements, among other things.

The resolutions would also seek to prohibit confidentiality agreements in sexual harassment settlements unless the victim specifically requests it.

It also prohibits secret harassment settlements involving state officials, and directs state labor officials to create a new standard for sexual harassment policies for private companies.

National attention on sexual misconduct in the workplace had spurred calls for change in Albany, which has a long history of secret harassment settlements, sometimes paid with taxpayer money.

The rules prohibit secret harassment settlements and require government officials found liable for harassment to pay the cost of their settlements.

And he called for a ban on secret sexual - harassment settlements, an independent investigator and mandatory reporting to that investigator of any harassment claims.

Today, Legislator Lynne Dixon (I - Hamburg) released the following statement after the House announced landmark legislation that would ban taxpayer funding of sexual harassment settlements

After last week's initial report from the Times, which spotlighted accounts from Ashley Judd and sexual harassment settlements given to people like Rose McGowan, condemnations trickled in from Hollywood and Washington D.C..

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Although the Daniels case doesn't pertain to sexual harassment, business owners should be aware of a new provision under the tax law that limits firms» ability to deduct settlements related to sexual harassment or abuse.

Fox News, for example, reportedly paid a combined $ 90 million for settlements in sexual harassment cases involving former chairman and CEO Roger Ailes and former host Bill O'Reilly.

Canada Review investigating harassment allegations against Newfoundland politician Eddie Joyce, Globe and Mail Ottawa's «gay purge» settlement expanded to include all who suffered as early as 1955, Toronto Star An 83 - year - old convicted killer who walked away from a B.C. prison is back in custody, National Post

McGowan was one of the people named in the recent New York Times exposé about Weinstein's sexual harassment claims and is reported to have reached a settlement with the film producer.

The paper found that O'Reilly and Fox had reached settlements with five women over sexual harassment and verbal abuse claims that totaled $ 13 million.

Although from Israel's point of view this was nor a time of unrelieved anarchy, during these years of occupation, settlement, skirmish, and consolidation respite from severe harassment was at best intermittent.

The Knicks made the playoffs just once in his 4 1/2 - year run, which ended after the 2007 — 08 season; a fellow team executive sued Thomas for sexual harassment in 2007, costing the team's parent company $ 11.6 million in a settlement; and Thomas was hospitalized after overdosing on sleeping pills last October, a tabloid drama heightened when he told reporters it was his 17 - year - old daughter who was treated, not him.

There are multiple proposals from Democratic and Republican lawmakers that would end taxpayer - funded settlements for sexual harassment cases.

Over the past week, things have gone downhill quickly for both Lopez, who announced he won't be seeking re-election as Brooklyn Democratic chairman, but has refused to heed calls to resign his Assembly seat; and Silver, who was revealed to have negotiated a secret settlement of $ 103,000 worth of taxpayer cash with two women whose harassment claims against Lopez pre-dated those sent to the ethics committee.

Potential changes to the state's harassment policies include proposed bans on taxpayer money to settle complaints and an end to confidential settlements as long as the survivor's identity is protected.

In addition to a new prohibition on secret settlements, the bill would create a uniform definition of sexual harassment based on federal regulations, block mandatory arbitration for sexual harassment complaints and standardized the process of reporting for all branches of state government.

Congressional Democrats began giving away some of the thousands of dollars in campaign contributions they had received from Weinstein, moving to distance themselves from him after revelations he had reached at least eight settlements with women accusing him of sexual harassment.

Gov. Andrew Cuomo, a Democrat, has proposed package of sexual harassment reforms for state government, including an end to confidential settlements, as long as the identity of the victim is kept secure, as well as an end to taxpayer - funded settlements.

The changes, which include an end to secret settlements involving members of Congress unless a victim requests they be kept private, comes amid a firestorm of allegations of sexual harassment leveled against powerful men across a variety of industries.